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and Los Angeles Times Best Book of 2000—stands as the authoritative biography of a true giant of American music

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But not until each has been braver than ever before and made choices that could change everything

Listen To The Stories synkro-disable-images and Los Angeles Times BestHere is Nat Hentoff's deeply felt exploration of jazz, blues, country, and gospel and the musicians who bring the music to life. Hentoff has not only loved music all his life, he has lived it by being friends with many of the musicians he writes about in this collection. Hentoff poignantly describes the early days of Roy Eldridge and the last years of Billie Holiday and Bird. He tells amazing stories of the Count, Duke, and Dizzy. "Full of insightful